NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a horrific road accident which occurred late Monday night, Rav Yidel Weinstock, who had served as the Gabbai of the Beirach Moshe of Satmar as well as his son Rabbi Zalman Leib, was killed. The accident occurred at around 1:30 AM on the NY State Thruway South, heading from Monroe […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — German head of state Frank-Walter Steinmeier acknowledged Sunday that it was “shameful” that Germany took 50 years to strike a deal to compensate bereaved relatives of Israeli victims for the bloody hostage-taking and murder of 11 Israeli athletes during the Munich Olympics in 1972. “That it took 50 years to achieve […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a sickening example of hateful behavior towards chareidim which occurred in Tel Aviv, a man walking down a street deliberately pushes a yeshiva student to the ground and walks away. The yeshiva student was uninjured but extremely humiliated by the wanton attack, which was caught on security cameras of a nearby […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Defense Minister Benny Gantz has chosen Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi, a former paratrooper who has long been considered a frontrunner to lead the Israeli military, as the next chief of staff for the IDF. Halevi (54) is set to take up the post in January. “He is the most suitable officer in […]

Dear VIN, Homework is like global warming. Many “experts” are afraid to come out against it, lest they be banished by the establishment. I believe that homework can be unhealthy and sometimes traumatic. And the real question is, where is the data? There have been tons of studies, and the results are inconclusive. Even the […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — The IRS is seeking to seize more than $2 million from an elderly woman, whose family fled from Nazi Germany, for failing to report her father’s endowment to her.  The woman is petitioning the Supreme Court to consider whether this is an unconstitutionally excessive fine, according to a report by Reason. […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — 8-year-old Racheli dearly wished to dance at the wedding of her uncle, but her current medical condition meant that she could not leave her hospital bed in the oncological ward. The chasan and kallah decided, in conjunction with the Rachashei Lev organization, to pay a surprise visit her and dance with her […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a terror attack which occurred Sunday morning in the Jordan Valley, terrorists driving a minivan shot at a bus carrying soldiers which was driving on road 578 near the Beqa’ot community. Initial reports say that 6 soldiers were injured in the shooting, including one IDF soldier who was seriously injured. After […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yossi Kamisa, a former assistant to finance minister Avigdor Lieberman, claimed last week that the Yisrael Beitenu leader had once offered him $100,000 to kill a high-ranking police officer. Kamisa’s post accuses Lieberman of a number of crimes. In addition to trying to order the murder of a police officer, Kamisa said […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Scottish youth was found dead in his bedroom after attempting to perform a viral and dangerous Tiktok challenge. Leon Brown was found unresponsive on August 25. The tragic discovery was made by his mother, Lauryn Keating. 14-year-old Brown had been trying out a Tiktok challenge which had previously led to the […]